Shoe-jack.



T. G. PLANT.

) SHOE JACK. A APPLICATION FILED 11212.25, 190s.

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SHOE JACK.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 25, 1908.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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SHOE JACK.

ABPLIUATION FILED APB.. 25, 1908.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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T. G. PLANT.

SHOE JACK.

APPLIOATION FILED A1 1z.25, 190s.

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SHOE JACK.

APIJLIOATION FILED Aria. 25, 1908.

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THOMAS' G. PLANT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

snes-JACK.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1v, 1910.

VApplication filed April 25, 1908. Serial No. 429,202.

To .all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. PLANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Shoe-Jacks, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like numerals on the drawings representing like parts. f

This invention relates to jacks for sustainingI slices while being acted von during the process of manufacture, and especiallyl to jacks adapted to support slices during the sole-leveling or laying operation.

The jack herein illustrated is of that type in which the last-supporting means coinprises a last block having a projecting last pin on which the last is removably sustained and a toe rest for supporting the toe of the last, this being the type of jack that is commonly used in laying and leveling the soles of the Goodyear welt shoe. This sole-leveling operation is commonly performed by a pressing form or roll which is caused to act on the sole of the shoe progressively toward and from the toe end thereof. iVhen the i. form acting on the extreme toe end of the sole, there a tendency for the sole or last to lift at thc heel end, and one of 4the ob-i jects of the present invention is to provide a novel heel hold-down adapted to act on the heel cud of the sole of the shoe thereby to resist any such tendency.

lu the present embodiment of my invention this heel hold-down and the last-supi'iorting means are movable relative to each other manually so that after the last has been placed on the last-supporting means the parts may be moved relative to each other manually, thereby to properly position the heel end of the sole and the heel hold-down relative to each other so that the hold-down may act on the heel end of the sole for aclcoinplishing the desired result. The holddown is normally situated above the level of thesole so as to permit of this relative movement., and after the lasted shoe and the holddown have been properly positioned horizontally, the hold-down is moved vertically thereby to bring it against the sole, this movement preferably being accomplished by` the movement of the sole-leveling or. laying forni.

Suitable devices are also provided for locking the hold-down in its operative or clamping position, and these devices are controlled as to their operative or inoperative position.

The jack herein illustrated is of that type One feature of my invention is so to associate the heel hold-down with such an adjustable last-positioning device that the holddown will always be inl proper position re` gardless of position of said device. This is herein accomplished by connecting the holddown with the last-positioning device so that said hold-down will be adjusted with said device when the latter is adjusted for different sizes of shoes.

Other objects of my invention are to improve in various ways a jack of this type, all as will be more fully hereinafter scribed and then pointed out in the claims.

VIn the drawings wherein is shown one type ot jack embodying my invention, Fig- 30 ure 1 is a side view of the jack, said tigure showin;r part of the sole-leveling form; Fig. 2 is a section through the cradle on substan tially the line (ff-c, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 'is adetail of the mechanism for adjusting the parts 35 for different sizes of shoes; Fig. 4 is asection on the line 1);-6, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary.side view of the heel holddowu, the heel'gage and the parts for adjusting thel latter; Fig. 6 is a section on the 90 line c-c, Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a side view of the saddle supportiugthe last pin und toe rest; Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional View through the lower portion of saidsaddle; Fig.` 9 is an end view' of the lower portion of the sad- 95 dle with a part broken out; Fig. 10 is aseotion through the shaft on the `line elfd, Fig. 7; Fig. ll is an eplarged sectional view of the'hold-down; Fi '.12 isadetail' of the locking device for locking the saddle from illustrative purposes comprises av reciprocate ingframe 3 which -reciproca'tes in `proper tiiiied relation with the rolling'orioscillnting movement of the soledevelingforlaying form 4: (part of wh'iehfonly` is shownoinV F1 .11),

theA cradle 5 which is supported by the ramey 110 3 in any usual orsuitable Way, as,vfor instance, asfshownf in my v3o-pending.application Serial No. 115,835, the saddle 6 which is movably mounted in ways 600 formed on the cradle and which supports the usual last pin 9 and toe rest 10, and the last-positioning device in the form of a heel gage 11 which hasfor its purpose to position the shoe properly and preferably the ball line thereof with relation to the form 4 and which is shown as being carried by the cradle 5. This positioning of the shoe is accomplished bymoving the saddle 6 with its last pin and toe rest relative to the heel gage to bring the counter portion ot the shoe against the heel gage.

The last pin 9 is extended from a last block 8 which is pivotally mounted at Q on a standard T extending from the saddle (i and some suitable means are provided such, for instance, as means similar to that illus-` trated in a co- )ending ap lication tiled July 13, 1006, by 1Erastus l oodward, Se. ilo. 320,008, for swinging the last pin forward thereby to cause it tirs-t to come to a bearing in or measure the pin socket in the last, and then by a further movelnent to jack the last when the saddle 0 is moved toward the heel gage to bring the counter ot' th'e shoe against the latter for the purpose of positioning the shoe properly relative to the sole-pressing form -1. The mechanism for accomplishingy this comprises an arm 12 rigid with the last blocl 8 and pivotally connected to the up right portion 13 of a slide bar 11 that is received within the saddle 6 and is capable of movement relative thereto, said slide bar having connected thereto a spring 15 which normally keeps it 1n the position shown in Fig. 8. rthe slide bar has rigid therewith a rack 17 adapted to engage a pinion 18 fast on a shaft 19 journaled in bearings formed in the side of the saddle 6, and said shaft has frictionally held thereon another pinion Q0 which meshes with a stationary rack bar Q1 secured to the cradle The frictional engagement between the pinion Q0 and the shaft 19 is secured by providing said shaft with a friction block 22 (see Fig. 2)) which is rigid therewith and which has frictional engagement with the pinion 20, such fric'- tional engagement being maintained by the spring E23. Since the stationary rack 21 is situated beneath the pinion :20 while the rack 17 is above the pinion 18, the rearward movement of the saddle will cause the slide bar 14; to move ahead of the saddle thereby swinging the last pin t) forwardly, as will be obvious.

The. toe rest 10 may be of any suitable or usual construction and it is shown being yieldingly sustained by springs Q5 which in turn are carried by a stand 26 pivoted to the saddle at 27vso that by-swingmg the stand 2G, the toe rest may be moved toward and from the last pin to accommodate different sizes of lasts. The toe rest is pivotally susl l l r i i it has depending therefrom a locking footf .QS which is adapted to be brought into locking engagement with a serrated rest. 29

when pressure is applied to the toe rest during the final jacking operation, whereby thelatter becomes locked in the position it has assumed. This construction of toe rest forms no part of my present invention.

The lheel gage 11 is also capable of adjustment for ditt'erent sizes of shoes, and said heel gage and toe rest are preferably, although not necessarily connected togetherso that both are adjusted simultaneously by a single lever, the purpose of this construction being to provide a jack adapted to h,accon'nnodate different sizes of shoes which when adjusted for any size of shoe will pro )l erly position said shoe so that one invariab e point, such, for instance, as the ball line otl the sole, will be brought to one invariable position on the jack and relative to the leveling form, all as more fully described in the said application to \Vood\vard above referred to. Toodward application, theadjusting lever for adjusting the positions of the heel gage.

and toc rest for different sizes of shoes is situated beneath the lastssupporting means and works about a vertical axis. ln thc present invention this construction is altered so als to malte the adjusting lever more convenient for the operator to. handle. 'lhis lever is shown at 230 and it is pivoted at 3l to the side of the cradle to turn about a horizontal axis. lt is formed with au arm @carrying a latch pin 33 which is adapted to engage in any one of a plurality ot notches formed in a locking quadrant H carried by the cradle 5, as clearly seen in Fig. 3, and which latch pin is'opcratml by a latch lever (30 pivoted to the lever 310. The arm 83 may also carry a pointer or index member 35 which cooperates with a suitable notation placed either on the quadrant 31 or on the cradle 5 to indicate the proper position of the handle tor different sizes ot' shoes. The arm 32 has extending therefrom a pin or projection 3G (see Figs. 3 and 4) that engages in a groove 37 formed in a block 518 rigidly carried by a rod 550 mounted to slide vertically in bearings 40 carried by the cradle 5. This block S8 hasl formed thereon a head il provided with a horizontal groove -12 in which is received a projection it?, extending from an arm tft rigid with the pivoted stand 26. The shifting movement of the lever 30 about its pivot 3l will obviously raise or lower the head 4l and thus swing the stand Q0 about its pivot 2T thereby to carry the toe rest l0 toward or from the last pin.

For simultaneously adjusting the heel -any size of shoe and gage, the lever 30 has connected thereto a link 4G which is operatively connected to the heel gageand by which the latter is ad justed. rthis heel gage is in the form ot' a cross bar ll adapted to engage the eonnter or exterior heel portion of the shoe and carriedby two arms 4 8, ati) that are pivoted to the sides 5() of the cradle at the two alincd points 5l, see Fig. 2. '.lhe arm 4S) carries' an adjusting screw 52 which bears against the upper end of a lever also pivoted at the point 5l, said lever being pivotalljf connected to the end et the link 4G. The adjusting screw is maintained in contact with the lever 53 by means of a spring 5G., oneend of which is attached to an Lshaped arm 54 which extends from the lever 53 and thev other end of which is attached to an arm 58 rigid with the arm t8 of theA heel gage. lilith thisl mnslruction the movement ot the lever 30 in a. direction to lower the head all and therebjy adjust the toe rest toward the last pin for the smaller sizes oli shoes will act through the link 4o, lever and adjusting screw o2 to swing the heel gage forwardly about its pivotal points 51.

The above-described parts are so com structed that when the jack is adjusted t'or a lasted shoe is jacked thereon, the heel gage is properly located to bring the one invariable point of the sole of the shoej such, for instance. as the ball line ofthe sole, always in one invariable position with relation to the jack and the torni. all-as more tally described in said lillood ward application.

The purpose oitl the ad jnsting screw 52 is to provide means for a/.ljnsting the heel gage relative to the lever o?, no that the proper Irelative position between lthe heel gage and the toe test may be secured. `lfhen this proper relative position has been once Secnred,`it will not be necessary to t'nrther manipulate the adjusting screw 52. Since the groove #l2 is a horizontal one7 it. will be observed that the saddle may be moved to ward and from the heel gage withoutdisturbing the proper relative position between thetoe rest and yheel gage, and in all positions of the saddle an operative connection between the stand :2o and the heel gage is maintained so that the toe rest and heel gage may be adjusted sininltaneonsly. i

The placing ofthe lever 3() at the side of the cradle puts it in ay innch more convenient position to be operated. The heel gage herein shown is supported from two pivotal points v51 in alinenient with each other and thas said heel gage is more securely held in its adjusted position than where it is snpportedy from one point only1 as in the device shown in said lVmdward application.

lVhen thejack is in position to receive a lasted shoe, the last pin is tilted baekwardly, as Ishown in Fig. 7, and after the last has been placed on the last p". the saddle is moved rearwardly to bring the `counter of the shoe against the heel gage, asshown in Fig, il, and during snch movement the last pin is swung forwardly thereby bringing the toe of the lasted shoe against the toe rest which automatically finds its correctposition and becomes locked in such positionas above described. The locking of the jack in its jacking position is accomplished bya jacking lever (il, the operation of which is somewhat similar to that of the jacking lever illustrated in said ll/'oodward application.

rl`he leve' as herein shown is lixedto a shaft tilt? jonrnaled in the cradle and is provided with the eccentric portion (S2 on which is vloosely mounted ay hnbzt having an arm (rt extending therefrom which carries a toothed block (35j the teeth of which are adapted to engage the toothed portion (36 of the slide bar llt. The hub 63 also has extending therefrom a. lng (37 that is adapted to engage a stop pin 68 sustained b v the saddle. Said lng being held against the stop `pin by a spring (if). lVhen the jacking lever (31 is in inoperative position. as shown in Fig. 7,

the eccentric portion Gi of. thesha-ft .(310

raises the hnb (i3 into the positionshown in Fig. thereby lifting the toothed block (35V 'from the slide bar l-l, the hnb being held in this position by the stop screw (i8. When the jacking lever is thrown into its operative position, as shown in Fig. l5 the eccen trie portion (S2 ot' the shaft moves the hub tlf' forward therebyv bringing the toothed block (35 into engagement withthe teeth on the slide bar 14- and the further movement ot the jacking lever operates to pnt a thrnst on the arm Gel in the direction of the last pin thereby forcing the slide bar 11tslightly farther to the rear and notl only lockingit in` such position, linty taking np any slack or lost.

motion in the parts and setting the last.

firmly on the toe rest.

rlhe saddle is locked in its retracted position when the shoe is jacked bv means ot a.

locking lever TO (see Fig. 12) which is shown as pivoted to the saddle at 7l and as provided with locking teeth 72 adapted to engage cooperating locking teeth 73 formed in or secured to the cradle 5. The locking lever is iiormallv held ontwot' operative position by an eccentric projection 7l carried by the' shaft of the jacking lever, said projection being so sitnatedithat when the jacking lover is in inoperative position, asy shown in Fig. T the pin 7l is in its ele-- 'ated position under the end of the locking lever I4'() therebjv maintaining said lever ele- 'ated. 1When the jacking lever is, thrown into its operative position the eccentric pin 74 is turned to permit the locking,r lever 70 to drop into engagement with the locking teeth 73 whereby` the* saddle is locked against movement to the right Figfl.

When it is desired to nnjack the lasted shoe, the jacking lever 61 is turned into its inoperative position as shown in Fig. 7 thereby disengaging theloek 70 t'romthe teeth 73, and also disengaging the block 65 from the slide bar so that the saddle can be moved away from the heel gage and the last pin may be swung into the position shown in Fig. 7.

While the orm 4 is operating on the toe end of the sole of the shoe, the pressure of the form against the toe end tends to lift the heel of the 4sole from the last, and in solne cases the heel of the last from the last support, and to prevent this I have devised a novel form of heel hold-down which is adapted to engage the heel end of the sole and prevent the latter from rising when the lco toe end of the sole is being subjected to the leveling pressure.

My improved heel hold-down is normally situated above the plane ot the sole and is so arranged that the manual'rearward movement ot the saddle to bring the counter ot the shoe against the heel gage carries the heel of the shoe under the hold-down. The hold-down is adapted for downward movement` to permit it to be brought firmly against the heel end of the shoe sole after the last has been properly positioned relative to the hold-down, and in the preferred embodiment of my invention, said holddown is arranged so that the down ward vertical irovement thereof to bring it against 'the heel ot' the shoe is elfected by the form Jr during the relative movement between said form and the last to bring the former against the sole of the shoe. Suitable means are also provided for locking the hold-down in its clamping position and t'or subsequently unlocking it, after the leveling operation is completed.

The hold-down herein illustrated is designated by S0 and it is shown as sustained by a stem 81 which is slidably mounted in a tnbular support S2. 'lhe stem S1 has projecting therefrom a pin or projection S3 which plays in a slotf in said support and to which is attached one end of a spring 84, the other end ot' said spring being secured to said tnbular support whereby the spring tends to maintain the hold-down in elevated position. The slem ot' the hold-down is provided with ratchet. teeth 95 which are adapted to be engaged by eorrespoiuling teeth on one or more locking pawlsl S0, said pawls operating by their engagement with the teeth 85 to hold the hold-down in its lowered position. rlhe pawls are preferably under manual control in sueh a way that when the shoe is jacked they will be held in locking engagement. with the. stem 81, while when .it is desired to unjaek the shoe` said pawls may be manually disengaged from the stem of the holdalown, thus releasing the latter. I find it convenient to control these pawls manually by or through the jacking lever 01, by a mechanism which is construct ed so that when the jacking lever is in its operative position, as shown in Fig. 1,which is the position it occupies when the shoe is jacked, the locking pawls will be in locking engagement with the stem ot the hold-down, thus holding it in clamping position against the heel part of the sole of the shoe, whie when the jacking lever is thrown into yi S inoperative position, as shown in Fig.` 7, which is the position occupied by the Jacking lever when the shoe is unjacked, said pawls are disengaged from the hold-down, thus releasing the latter from its clamping position. W'hile this result may be accomplished in various ways, I have in the present embodiment illustrated the following construction for this purpose: The pawls 86 are pivotally sustained at 90 from the two arms or links 91` pivoted to the upper end of the tubular support S2. The pawls are controlled as to their position by means of a. rocking controller member 91 which is pivoted at 95 to a yoke-shaped arm 96 rigid with the support S2. said rocking controller 94 having a pin 97 projecting therefrom which enters apertures 98 in the pawls 86. A spring 99 connects the tail 100 of each pawl with the controller 91, as plainly seen in Fig. 11, said springs tending normally to throw the pawls into locking engagement with the stem 81. The aperture 98 in each pawl is preferably larger than the pin 97, as shown in Fig. 11, thereby allowing the pawls to have sutlicient movement to click over the teeth 85 while the hold-down is being depressed into engagement with the shoe. The rocking controller 94 is connected by a lilik 101 with a lever 102 which is pivoted to the cradle at 103, see Fig. 5. The end 104 of said lever is situated to be acted upon by a cam or eccentric surface 105 (see Figs. 1 and 10) formed on the shaft of the jacking lever (i1. Said eccentric cam is so positioned that when lthe jacking lever is in operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, the low portion ot the cam is against the end 101 of the lever thereby permit-ting said end to be elevated slightly and the other end correspondingly lowered. The lowering of the lett hand end of said lever, Figs. 1 and 5, rocks the controller 911 about its pivot 95 thereby carrying the pin 97 toward the stem S1 and permitting the springs 99 to,throw the pawls into locking engagement with said stem. W'hen the jacking lever 61 is in. its inoperative positionhas shown in Fig. 7, the high portion ot the cam 105 acts against the lever 103 thereby elevating the lefthand end thereot` Figs. 1 and 5 and rocking the controller 94 in the opposite direction thereby to carry the pin 97 away from the stem 81 and positively disengage the pawlsS` trom said stem. As soon as the pawls are thus disengaged the hold-down is tree to rise under the intiuenee of the spring 84. The

`position ot the pawls. therefore7 is controlled manually and 1n the present embodiment ot ythat the hold-down is adjusted simultaneously with the heel gage and is always in proper position to be brought into clamping engagement with the heel of the shoe. To accomplish this. the support S2 has at its upper end at 110 a pivotal connection with each of the arms 4S, 49 of the heel gage so that when the heel gage is moved forwardly or backwardly the upper end of the support 82 is carried forwardly or backwardly. Means are also provided for always maintaining,r the support in verti lal position regardless ot its adjusted position. For accomplishing this I have in the present embodiment provided the following construction: An arm 111 is pivoted at its upper end to the cradle or other fixed support, as at. 112, and the lower end of the arm has a sliding pivotal connection with the lower end of the support SQ, this being` conveniently accomplished by providing said support with a slot in which operates a projeetion'lif extending from the lower end of said lever. Said lever has formed therein a slot 11i into which extends a projeetian 115 carried by the arm 49 ot the heel gage. When the arms 18, 4S) of the heel gage are swung about their pivotal points 51, the pin 115 acting in the slot 114 will swing the arm 111 forwardly or baekwardly according to the direction in whieh tbe heel gage is moving and the arm 111 aeting on theI lower end of the holder S2 serves to maintain it always in vertical position.

The complete operation ot jacking a shoe on my improved last will he clear from the above deseription. but may be brieliy referred to as follows: 'l`he saddlel is normally i'n its retracted position with the lastpin 9 tilted bsu'kwardly in its position of presentation. as shown in Fig. 7. The lasted shoe is then plaeed in the jaelt with the last pin f) (wcupying the soeltet' ol" the last, and the saddle is then movedrtalrwardly in the ways (S00 of the eradle to bring the heel of the lasted shoe against the heel gage. During this movement the last pin t) is swung iorwardly as above described thereby to cause it to measure or find a bearing in the, last pin socket and during Vl'urther continued movenu-ntotl the saddle. tbe toe olI the lasted shoe is brought against the toe rest whieh automatieally lindsl its proper position agaimt the shoe and whieh is then depressed into loeting engagement with the serrated rest zi). lil'hen the saddle. has heen moved thus to carry the shoe against the heel rest and properly position the shoe, the jacking lever is turned into its operative position. as shown in Fig. l, and the movement thereof into this position brings the toothed block (35 into engagement with the slide bar 14. and the result is that any lost motion is taken up and the shoe is firmly set against the toe rest. This operation of the jacking lever also throws the locking pawls S6 into operative engagement With the stem 81. The movement of the saddle to bring the shoe against the heel gage carries the heel portion of the sole under the holddown 80. the latter being in its elevated po-` sition. When the jack and the forni move relative to each other to bring said form against the sole of the shoe, the form enlatter downwardly into clamping engage.- ment with the heel of the shoe, as shown in Fig. 1. and during this movement the locking pawls 8G click over the teeth 85 and serve to lock positively the hold-down in its clampingposition.

The torni 1 may conveniently be provided with a recess l0() oi a size to receive the heel hold-down so that when the form moves toward the sole the hold-down will enter said recess. Since the heel hold-down is positively loeled against vertical movement, it acts to hold positively the heel portion ot' the shoe in proper position while the toe end of the sole is being subjected to the leveling pressure. tler the sole has been pressed or leveled` the operator swings the `jaelting lever into the inoperative position shown in Fig. T. thereby positively disengagingthe pawls l'rom the stem oi' the hold-down and permitting the latter to rise under the in- Iluenre ot' the .spring Sl. This same movement oi' the jaelting lever releases the bloeli (35 irom the slide bar 14 and also rel lases the loeltV T() l'rom the rack bar T3 so that the saddle may be moved away from the heel gage and during ,sueh movement ot' the saddle. the last pin is swung` into its haeltward position, as shown iu Fig. T.

'l`he ieature ot`l the hold-down may be used in eonneetion with iaelts ole other types than that herein illustrated. and l do not intend the l'ollowing elaims for the heet hold-down to be limited to any particular type of jack 'unless sut-h limitation is .speeilieally made.

llaving lully deseribed my invention, what l elaim as new and desire to seeure by lietters latent l. ln a jaelt. the eombimltion with lastsupporling meansineludiug a toe-rest, of a normallyI elevated heel hold-down mounted on and movable with said jiu-li` said parts being manually movable relatively to each other to bringl the heel end ol' the shoe into i position under the heel hold-down.

gages theheel hold-down and t'orces the- 2. In a jack, the combination with lastsupporting means, of a normally elevated heel hold-down mounted on said jack, said last-supporting means being movable manually toward the heel hold-down to bring the heel end of the shoe beneath said heel holddown, means for jacking the last, and means operated by the jacking means for locking the hold-down.

3. In a jack, the combination with lastsupporting means, of a vertically movable heel hold-down mounted on and movable with said jack and normally sustained in position above the level ofthe sole of the lasted shoe sustained by said means, said parts being movable manually relative to each other t'o bring the heel portion of the shoe into 4position beneath the heel holddown, and locking means for said holddown when' in lowered position.v

4. In a jack, the combination with a heel gage, of last-supporting means including a toe-rest movable toward and from the heel gage thereby to position the last, and a heel hold-down to engage the heel end of the lastand locking means to hold the latter to the last-supporting means.

5. In a jack, the combination with a heel gage, of last-supporting means including a last pin and toe-rest movable toward and from `the heel gage thereby to position the last, a heel hold-down associated with the heel gage, and'means for tilting the last pin to jack the last.

6. In a jack, the combination with a heel gage and means to adjust said gage for different sizes of shoes, ofv last-supporting means movable toward and from the heel gage thereby to position the last, a heel hold-down normally in position to be presented over the heel end of the last by such movement of the last-supporting means, and locking means for the hold-down.

7 In a jack, the combination with a heel gage, of last-supporting means including a last pin and toe-rest movable toward and from the heel gage thereby to position the last, a heel hold-down normally in position to be presented over the heel end of the last by such movement of the last-supporting means, said hold-down being freely depressible into clamping engagement with the heel portion of the locking means for the hold-down.

8. In a jack, the combination with a lastpin and toe-rest, of an adjustable heel gage constructed and arranged. to-engage the exterior heel portion of a shoe,a heel hold-down adjustable with theheel gage, and means to tilt the last-pin and jack the shoe.

9. In a jack, the combination with a heel gage constructed and arranged to contact with the exterior heel portion of a shoe for positioning a shoe on the jack, means to adjust said gage for different sizes of shoes,

sole of the lasted shoe, andl toe-rest. of a heel and a heel hold-down adjustable into different positions to correspond to the different positions of the heel gage. n

10. In a jack, the combination with a heel gage constructed and arranged to Contact with the exterior heel portion of a shoe for positioning a shoe on the jack, means to adjust said gage for different sizes of shoes, a heel hold-down adjustable with the heel gage, ,and means to lock the hold-down 1n lowered position. -4

l1. In a jack, the combination with lastsupporting means .including a last-pm and toe-rest, of a heel gage constructed and arranged to contact with the exterior heel portion ofa shoe adjustable for dlfferent sizes of shoes, said last-supporting means being movable toward the heel gage whereby the latter positions the lasted shoe, a heel holddown adjustable with the heel gage, and jacking means for tilting the last pin.

l2. In a jack, the combination with lastsupporting means, of a heel adjustable for dili'erent sizes of shoes, said last-supporting means being movable toward the heel gage whereby the latter positions the lasted' shoe. a heel hold-down normally situated above the sole of the lasted shoe in such position that the heel end of said lasted shoe is brought under the hold-down by such movement of the last-supporting means, sald hold-down being freely depressible into clamping engagement with the solo of said shoe, and a lool; for the hold-down.

13. In a jack, the combination with lastsupporting means including a last-pin and toe-rest, of a heel hold-down movable into clamping engagement with the heel of the lasted shoe supported on said means, means tn lock positively the heel hold-down in clamping position, and means for tilting the. last-pin to jack the shoe.

14. In a jack, the combination with lastsupportingmeans including a last-pin and toe-rest, of a heel hold-down movable into clamping engagement with the heel end of the sole of the lasted shoe supported by said means, and a manually-con'trolled iock to maintain the hold-down in clamping position as the toe portion of the shoe being treated.

' l5. In a jack, the combination with lastsupporting means including a last-pin and toe-rest, of a heel hold-down movable vertically to bring it against the heel portion of thesole of a lasted shoe, a manually-controlled lock to maintain said hold-down in such position, and jacking means for tilting the last-pin and operating the lock.

16. In a jack, the combination with lastsupporting means including a lastpin and hold-down normally held above the level of the sole of the lasted shoe but adapted to be freely moved into operative position against said shoe sole, means to l wams '7 lock positively said hold-down in its operative position. and jacking` means controlling' said lock.

v1T. In a jack. the combination with lastsupporting means includinga last bloc-k and toe rest. ot' a`ja`ckingy lever for jacking the last thereon, a heel hold-down movable into position againsty the heel end oi' the sole ot the jacked shoe. and a lock for the heel holddown controlled by the jacking lever.

1S. In a jack, the combination with lastsupportingr means incluclinfaga last block and toe rest', of a jacking lever for jackingA the last thereon. a heel hold-down movable into position against the heel end ot' the sole olA the jacked shoe. a lock to maintain the l1ol'ddown in its operative position. and means operated by the jacking lever to release said lock when the jacking; lever is thrown into its inoperative position.

l5). ln a jack. the combination with lastsupporting' means including` a last block and toel rest. of a jacking lever for jacking the last thereon. a heel holdsdown movable into position against the heel end ot the sole of the jacked shoe. a lock to maintain the holddown in its operative position. and means operated by the jacking' lever to throw said lock into operative position when the jacking lever is in its operative position.

2t). Ina jack. the combination with lastsnpporting means. ot a heel holdalown. a spring' to maintain said lioldalown normally above the level of the jacked shoe. a lock to maintain said hold-down in operative position against'y the heel enil ot' the, soleot' the lasted shoe. and jackint means` controlling' said lock. l

21. ln a jack. the combination with lastsupporting means. ol a verticallIv-nlovable lieel hold-down adapted to be moved into elampiniz' position against the heel end ot the sole ot' jacked shoe b v end pressure applied to tire upper end ot the said holddown, jacking means. and a lock tor the hold-down controlled bv the jacking' means.

QQ. ln a jack. the combination with lastsupjiortingr means. ot' a vertically-movable heel hold-down adapted to be moved into clamping position against the heel end ot" the sole ot the jacked shoe by end pressure applied to the upper end of the said holddown. means to lock the hold-down in its operative position, and a jacking lever for controllingn said lock.

23. In ajaek. the con'ibination with lastsupporting means includinga last-pin and toe-rest, ot' a verti lally-movable heel holddown adapted to be moved into clamping` position against the heel end of the sole of the. jacked shoe by cnil pressure applied to the upper end of the said hold-down, and automatically-operativemanually-controlled means to lock they licei hold-down in its opierative position, to prevent the heel end of the shoe rising during"h treatment of the toe portion.

24,. 1n a jack, the combination with lastsupportingv means, of a vertically-arranged support. a heel hold-down havingr a stem telescoping into said support. and locking pawls ou said support io maintain the holdtlown in operative position.

25. ln 'a jack. the combination with an adjustable heel gage to position a jacked shoe. ot a verticaUnai-ranged support adjustable liorizontall) with said heel gage. a heel hold-down sustained b v said support, a lock on said support and means to maintain the support vertical in all adjusted positions thereof.

'263. In a jack.' the combination with a trame. ot a cradle sustained thereby. a lastpositioningv device mounted on the cradle, last-sustaining' means mounted on the cradle for movement to 'ard and 'from the lastpositioning device7 and means for locking said sustaining` means against movement.

QT. In a jack. the combination with a trame. of a cradle Sustained thereby, an adjustable heel gage mounted on the cradle, a last-sustaining saddle slidably mounted on the cradle -for movement toward and from the heel gage, and locking means for said saddle.

2S. In a jack. the combination with a iframe. ot a cradle sustained thereby, a heel trage mounted on the cradle, a last-sustaining saddle sliijlable on the cradle toward and from the heel gage. said saddle sustaining a toe rest. and means on'tihecradle to adjust the toe rest and heel gage simultaneously for ditl'erei'it sizes ot shoes.

21). in a jack. the eombinatiim with a trame, oll a cradle sustained thereby, a lastpositioning' device on the cradle, a saddle slidablv mounted on the cradle toward and from the last!positioningY device. a last pin and a toe rest sustained by the saddle. and means to swing the last pin forwardly toward the toe rest b v movementof the saddle toward the last-positioning device.

B0. in a jack, the combination with a trame7 of a cradle sustained thereby, a heel gi'ige on the cradle.y a saddle slidably mounted on the cradle for movement coward and 'trom the heel gage to position a last, a toe rest on the saddle, and an adjusting lever pivoted to the cradle for simultaneously ad justine' the heel gage and the toe rest.

3l. In a jack, the combination with a trame7 of a cradle sustained thereby, a heel gage on the cradle. a saddle slid-ably mount'- eilonthe cradle ior movement toward and from the heel gage to position a last, a toe rest on the saddle. and an adjusting,` lever pivotcd to the cradle to turn about a horiaontal axis and operatively connected withllt) both the heel gage and toe resty for siinul` taneoiisly adjusting them for different sizes of shoes.

32. In a jack, the combination with a lastpositioning device, of last-supporting means movable toward and from said device, a jacking lever on said last-supporting means for effecting iinal jacking of the last, and means to lock said last-supporting means from backward movement.

33. In a aok, the combination with a lastpositioning device, of last-supporting means movable toward and from said device7 a l jacking lever on said last-supporting means l5 for effecting final jacking of the last, and means controlled by the jacking lever to lock said last-supporting means from backward movement.

34. In a jack, the .combination with lastpositioningr means for contacting with the exterior ot' and positioning a lasted shoe on a jack, means to adjust, said last-positioning means for different. sizes of shoes, and a heel hold-down adjustable with the last-positioning means and adapted to Contact with the Sole surface of a shoe 0n said jack to prevent tlie heel end thereof` from rising during treatmentof the sole.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, 1n the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS GI PLANT.

Witnesses:

AMELIA M. Ross, MARION F. KiMnALL. 

